PeachyKeenStamps Farewell Hop

Today we are also bidding farewell to the PeachyKeenStamps 2013 Design Team. :( You should have arrived from the fabulous Vivienne's Blog, if not, head HERE to start. We are sharing some of our favorite projects from this Peachy year. This bird card is one of my faves ever! Details HERE. 

Don't get me started on this adorable kitty! LOVE!!!!!!!! Details HERE. 

And finally, this starfish card. I LOVE this one! Details HERE.

Your next stop on the hop is the amazing MELISSA

Thank you SO MUCH to my PeachyKeen family, for...everything. It's been a blast! ♥ you! And to my DT sisters, thank you for your friendship! ♥ you all! HUGS! 

{it's hard to type with tears in your eyes.} 

♥ Nikki ♥

Farewell Blog Hop

  "Welcome to our "Farewell Blog Hop"! We are doing this hop to HONOR & send off our "Current design team" in a fun way. Since all of us have become friends, we are doing our LAST blog hop together making it a "Friendship"  theme.  I hope all of "YOU" thoroughly enjoyed this team as much as we did! Since this is a special day, there will be a giveaway at EACH STOP! Yep, that means we are having a total of 19 giveaways! All you have to do is leave your comments in order to qualify! Emma will announce all the winners on Monday, 12/23//2013 on here blog! Here is what I am giving away today:

Hello! I am so happy to be back in blog land! This is the first card I've made since I moved...I'm rusty, and can't find my camera...so forgive the cell phone pics please! :) You should have arrived from Nancy's blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. Before I start explaining my card, I want to say thanks to Emma and all my DT sisters for an amazing year. It's been real! ♥ Now, back to business...I stamped the fabulous Cartoon Cloud Background from MyCreativeTime with Soft Pool ink. 

I used the 4x4 Journal Die + More to cut out and make my little shaker window. I popped it up with 2 layers of foam tape and put it back in the space left behind by the die cutting. I stamped the greeting from the Treasured Moments set on the vellum for my window. Filled the window with sequins and called it done. :) 

Your next stop is ROSY

Blog Hop Lineup:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ 

Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cheryl ~ http://dragonflydesigns58.blogspot.com/

Cindy B. ~ http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.com/

Courtney ~ http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Kim ~ http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

I have not fallen off the face of the earth...

Hello bloggy friends! Just popping in real quickly to let you know that I haven't fallen off the face of the earth {though it may seem that way}. My Sailor and I have gotten stationed in a new place, so we are super busy moving/unpacking. I still haven't gotten all my crafty stuff unpacked. Unfortunately, we moved to a smaller home and I lost my craft room. Sigh. So I have to do some serious purging and organizing. Sooooooooooo I will be back to blogging as soon as we get settled. :)

See ya soon! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

Halloween Hustle Day 5

Hello! It's the last day of our Halloween Hustle week at MyCreativeTime. For my card today I made a shaker card with the Dress Me Ghost set from PeachyKeenStamps. I have a detailed tutorial on how I make my shakers HERE if you're interested. :) The face is from the October 2013 set from PeachyKeenStamps.  

I filled him with sequins. :) And the perfect greeting is from the Fright Night set by MyCreativeTime.

Pop over to MyCreativeTime for more Halloween fun.

Welcome to our 5 days of "Halloween Hustle"! Yep, we will have 5 days worth of last minute ideas to trick your treats!  You will ALSO see 3-D projects, home decor & even cards!  I hope you are ALL ready for some HALLOWEEN HUSTLE "FUN"! There will be giveaways all week! Check Emma's blog to see what it will be!  Also, if you missed out on our sale last week! Well....for this weekend ONLY, starting this Friday 10/25/2013 @ 12:01am PST  thru Sunday 10/27/2013 @ 11:59pm PST you can use the code OCT2013 to get 20% off your entire order in my store HERE!  Remember I told you about making a "Teeny Tag Holiday" stamp set? WELL....wait no longer, it will be available this Friday, 10/25/2013  in my store HERE!

P.S. Have you entered my giveaway yet? You'd be doing me a solid! Enter HERE. :) 

Shine Bright

Hiya! I got my winnings from the last Little Tangles challenge in the mail yesterday, and today I made this card to play along in the new challenge. :) 

I used my new Sparkle and Shine stamp set from Neat and Tangled. I stamped the stars with neon Hero Arts inks. I ♥ neon! :)

I stamped the greeting and sketchy stars with Charcoal Hero Arts Shadow Ink. I finished the card off with Crystal Clear sequins with gems in the middle. :) 

♥ Nikki ♥

P.S. Have you entered my giveaway HERE??? PLEASE help me out by entering. :)

Halloween Hustle Day 4

Like my crooked photo? Ha! Welcome to day 4 of Halloween Hustle week at MyCreativeTime. I made a shaker moon. :) I stamped the bats from the Fright Night set with stazon on the vellum for the window. Filled the window with sequins. 

The greeting is also from the Fright Night set from MyCreativeTime. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime for more Halloween fun!

Welcome to our 5 days of "Halloween Hustle"! Yep, we will have 5 days worth of last minute ideas to trick your treats!  You will ALSO see 3-D projects, home decor & even cards!  I hope you are ALL ready for some HALLOWEEN HUSTLE "FUN"! There will be giveaways all week! Check Emma's blog to see what it will be!  Also, if you missed out on our sale last week! Well....for this weekend ONLY, starting this Friday 10/25/2013 @ 12:01am PST  thru Sunday 10/27/2013 @ 11:59pm PST you can use the code OCT2013 to get 20% off your entire order in my store HERE!  Remember I told you about making a "Teeny Tag Holiday" stamp set? WELL....wait no longer, it will be available this Friday, 10/25/2013  in my store HERE!

P.S. Please enter my giveaway HERE. I'd really REALLY appreciate it. :)

Halloween Hustle Day 3

Hi! It's day 3 of Halloween Hustle at MyCreativeTime. I have another super simple card today. I stamped the greetings from the Holiday Tickets set from MyCreativeTime. 

Super simple, but fun because of the cut out window. :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more projects! 

Welcome to our 5 days of "Halloween Hustle"! Yep, we will have 5 days worth of last minute ideas to trick your treats!  You will ALSO see 3-D projects, home decor & even cards!  I hope you are ALL ready for some HALLOWEEN HUSTLE "FUN"! There will be giveaways all week! Check Emma's blog to see what it will be!  Also, if you missed out on our sale last week! Well....for this weekend ONLY, starting this Friday 10/25/2013 @ 12:01am PST  thru Sunday 10/27/2013 @ 11:59pm PST you can use the code OCT2013 to get 20% off your entire order in my store HERE!  Remember I told you about making a "Teeny Tag Holiday" stamp set? WELL....wait no longer, it will be available this Friday, 10/25/2013  in my store HERE!

P.S. Please help me out by entering my giveaway HERE. :)

Halloween Hustle Day Two

Hiya! Welcome to day 2 of Halloween Hustle week at MyCreativeTime. I have had this skulls cuttlebug embossing folder FOREVER and have never used it. I decided that should change and thus this super duper simple card was born. 

I white heat embossed the greeting from the Fright Night set by MyCreativeTime. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more Halloween projects. 

Welcome to our 5 days of "Halloween Hustle"! Yep, we will have 5 days worth of last minute ideas to trick your treats!  You will ALSO see 3-D projects, home decor & even cards!  I hope you are ALL ready for some HALLOWEEN HUSTLE "FUN"! There will be giveaways all week! Check Emma's blog to see what it will be!  Also, if you missed out on our sale last week! Well....for this weekend ONLY, starting this Friday 10/25/2013 @ 12:01am PST  thru Sunday 10/27/2013 @ 11:59pm PST you can use the code OCT2013 to get 20% off your entire order in my store HERE!  Remember I told you about making a "Teeny Tag Holiday" stamp set? WELL....wait no longer, it will be available this Friday, 10/25/2013  in my store HERE!

P.S. Please enter my giveaway HERE. You'd be doing me a solid! :)

Halloween Hustle Day One

Hello! Today is day one of our Halloween Hustle week at MyCreativeTime. I had some fun water coloring up the Lisa Jean Halloween witch and cauldron from PeachyKeenStamps with distress markers. It's not perfect, but I think it turned out pretty good. :)

The greeting from Fright Night set by MyCreativeTime is just perfect for this witch! :) I added some glitter with a sakura glitter pen to the nails and witches brew...and finished it off with glossy accents. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see LOTS more Halloween projects!

Welcome to our 5 days of "Halloween Hustle"! Yep, we will have 5 days worth of last minute ideas to trick your treats!  You will ALSO see 3-D projects, home decor & even cards!  I hope you are ALL ready for some HALLOWEEN HUSTLE "FUN"! There will be giveaways all week! Check Emma's blog to see what it will be!  Also, if you missed out on our sale last week! Well....for this weekend ONLY, starting this Friday 10/25/2013 @ 12:01am PST  thru Sunday 10/27/2013 @ 11:59pm PST you can use the code OCT2013 to get 20% off your entire order in my store HERE!  Remember I told you about making a "Teeny Tag Holiday" stamp set? WELL....wait no longer, it will be available this Friday, 10/25/2013  in my store HERE!

p.s. Here's a reminder to enter my giveaway HERE. PLEASE enter! :)

Harvest Greetings

Hello! I have a simple card I made with the fabulous October 2013 set from PeachyKeenStamps. I stamped and water colored the apple basket with distress markers. PSST distress markers are on sale super cheap at Blitsy right not! If you sign up through my LINK you'll help me earn money toward future purchases...and then you can do the same. I ordered the new seasonal distress markers today. Yay! 

Isn't that greeting great?! It's also from the October 2013 set by PeachyKeenStamps. LOVE this set. 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. PLEASE help me out by entering my giveaway HERE. :)

Jar Shaker Card Tutorial and Giveaway reminder

Hello my Peachy Pals! I have a little photo tutorial today on how I made this shaker card. :) Here we go...

Start by stamping the jar from the new Clear Canning Pint Jar set. Then cut in from the middle and cut around the jar leaving a little border...this way the vellum jar will have a border...

After cutting the opening for the shaker window, stamp and white heat emboss the jar on vellum. This becomes the window to see the filler through...

I also white heat embossed the greeting from the new Clearly Autumn Pint Jar Contents set. 

Here's what it looks like after creating the shaker bit with foam tape and filling with sequins. Squeal, I ♥ sequins soooooooo much! :)

And there you have it, a shaker card. :) 

Have a Peachy day! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Scroll down, or click HERE to enter my giveaway! A PeachyKeenStamps gift certificate and 2 other things are up for grabs! :) AND you'll be helping me out! :)

Please help me...please? pwetty pwease?? :) ...a GIVEAWAY too ;)

Hey friends! I don't usually post anything non-craft related BUT...if you could help me win an autographed record from one of my favorite bands I would be STOKED!!! I love Blackberry Smoke so much!!! Please take a second to sign up at THIS LINK to help me win. :) Thanks guys!

Not convinced to click that link and help me? Hows about I sweeten the deal? ;) Comment below and let me know that you signed up via THIS LINK and I'll enter you to win a 10$ gift certificate to PeachyKeenStamps! Still not convinced??? Hows about I add one of my shaker cards to the deal?! Still not convinced??? Ok, I'll throw in some...sequins! :)

Thanks soooo much for your help!

Here's one of my fave songs...Check out the Blackberry Smoke Site if you wanna learn more about this awesome band...that I love to pieces!



Here's the sign up LINK again ;)

Love you guys. Mean it! ♥

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. I got my tickets today to see them again in April! That'll be 3 times in about a year and a half. :)

UPDATE...I got tickets for 2 more BBS shows! :) gonna see them 3 days in a row! :D

Jar Shaker Card and some good Peachy news!

Hello! Happy Saturday night to ya! I just whipped up this card a little bit ago. :) Did you know I love shaker cards??? Bahahaha. I played with the new Clear Canning Quart Jar set from PeachyKeenStamps. 

I filled the shaker with sequins from Neat And Tangled. Because the front looked so cute, I decided to add the greeting on the inside. Card fronts don't ALWAYS have to have a greeting. :)

I used the fabulous With A Cherry On Top set from PeachyKeenStamps on the inside. I love using this greeting with shakers because they're "filled". :)

In case you're interested in how I make my shakers...be sure to pop back here on Wednesday when I'll have a tutorial of another jar shaker. :)

Good news! The PeachyKeenStamps store is now open again!!! Yay! Scoot over there and get the new jar sets, they super rule!!! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

MyCreativeTime Blog Hop

Hello! You should have arrived from Nancy's Blog. If not, head HERE, to start at the beginning of the hop. I used the new All Around Holidays set for my card. I stamped the Happy Birthday greeting with stazon ink on vellum for my shaker window. 

I filled the window with sequins...I added a few butterflies and called this super simple card done. :)

The next stop on the hop is ROSY. 

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY!

For our blog hop giveaway, we will have 2 winners! 

Winner #1 ~  $50 gift card to "My Creative Time's Store'! 

Winner #2 ~ will be our "Guest Designer" for our Next Release! 

All you have to do is leave your comments on our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on ALL blogs, but the more you comment on, the better chances you have! 

GOOD LUCK! :)

In case you get lost...

Blog Hop Lineup:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ 

Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cheryl ~ http://dragonflydesigns58.blogspot.com/

Cindy B. ~ http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.com/

Courtney ~ http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Kim ~ http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Micia ~ http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Heather ~ http://housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com/


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MCT Sneaks day 3

Hello! I have a super simple little gift card made with the Trifold Card Die. The greeting is also from the Trifold Card Die set. The star of this show is the new Small Bow Die. Pretty, huh?! :)

Here's a little tip for using the new Small Bow Die...I cut my pieces with the die, and then I wafted them through a mist of water in the air...like walking through perfume. This loosens up the paper a bit and makes it easier to curl. :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks! :) 

Sneak Peek giveaway!

We will be giving away the set we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Monday, we will announce the winner of that on Tuesday & so on......

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word! ;)

PeachyKeen Challenge

Hiya Peachy Pals! It's time for another PeachyKeen Challenge, and this time we have the above photo for inspiration. When I looked at this photo, I was immediately drawn to that gorgeous blue and purple sky. I also was inspired by the little circle that says challenge...here's my card...

I started by inking up the fabulous Cloudy Day background from PeachyKeenStamps with Tide Pool and Soft Purple Hero Arts Shadow Inks. I stamped it on white cardstock, and then sprayed with a mix of perfect pearls and water for shine. I put it behind the front panel that I cut a circle out of with a die.

See all the sparkle in the sky? ♥ And that greeting??? So beautiful! It's from the new set called Clearly Autumn Quart Jar Contents from PeachyKeenStamps. I stamped it with the same Soft Purple ink as in the sky. I finished if off with 3 Crystal Clear sequins. :)

Pop over to the Challenge Blog to play along! 

THE CHALLENGE

Create a project using the photo as inspiration. Interpret the photo ANY way you'd like, just be sure to let us in on your creative process! The colors next to the photo are only suggested!

We'll be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this week and our two runner ups will receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!

Guidelines:

- Design must be new

- Link up by 10/9 - 11:59 pm EST

Peachy Keen Sneaks- 3 cards

Hello there! ;) It's sneak peek time for PeachyKeenStamps! I have 3 cards to share today because I got on a water-coloring with distress markers roll and decided to make 3 similar cards. :) All of them use the new October 2013 set from PeachyKeenStamps. I ♥ this set so much!!! Anyhoo, I'd tell you which distress markers I used for all of them, but then this post would never end! ha! So I'll just show the cards and split. ;) 

I just love this crate that can be filled with different things like pears or...

...Sunflowers. :) I added antique linen distress stickles to the centers of them. So there ya have it, 3 very similar cards. 

Pop over to the PeachyKeen Blog to see more sneaks! 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. I did some searching and found that this embossing folder is in THIS set. :)

Hello Shaker Card

Well hello there bloggy buddies. :) Lookie! I made a shaker card...shocker! ;) I have gotten super inspired by the Insider class at OnlineCardClasses this week...and also wanted to play along in the Little Tangles color challenge. 

I really love these colors together. Soft and pretty. I used the Stitched 3x4 Journal Die from MyCreativeTime to create my window through the card. I filled my shaker window with Lemon, Cotton Candy, and Crystal Clear sequins from Neat and Tangled. I stamped the "hello" from the Piles Of Smiles  set from MyCreativeTime with charcoal hero arts shadow ink. I stamped the "sending you sunshine" from the Everyday Sayings set from Hero Arts under it with Soft Granite shadow ink. 

When the card is closed, the sequins cover the little sun surprise on the inside of the card. :) That sun is from an old MarketStreetStamps set that is no longer available, sorry. 

See that sun peeking out at ya? tee hee. The face on the sun is from the July 2013 set from PeachyKeenStamps. 

When you open the card, the sequins rain down like sparkles from Heaven. HA! I ♥ sequins. 

I hope you're having a FABULOUS weekend! 

♥ Nikki ♥